Coram Boy
Olivier
Theatre, (National
Theatre), South
Bank, London until 24 February 2007
A tale of two cities: Gloucester and London.
A tale of two orphans at the Coram Hospital for Deserted
Children: Toby, saved from an African slave ship and Aaron, the abandoned
son of the heir to a great estate.
A tale of fathers and sons, set in the dark heart of 18th-century
England. An epic adventure filled with danger and excitement.
‘A rich and almost gothic drama unfolds, full of dastardly villains,
cold-hearted aristocrats, devoted friends and passionate lovers, and set
against a background of cruelty, music and murder.’
Philip Pullman

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